Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 86* 93* Anchorage, AK......................... 107* 104 Atlanta, GA........................... 100 102 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 92* 89* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 93* 91* Birmingham, AL........................ 92* 92* Bloomington, IN....................... 88* 89* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 110* 110* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 76* 73* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 98 91* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 91* 97 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 99 99 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 106* 104 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 96* 93 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 99 96 Columbus, OH.......................... 98 100 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 86* 92* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 96* 100 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 96* 99 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 100 99 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 104* 97 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 94* 96 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98* 94 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 99 92* Great Falls, MT....................... 86* 85* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 94* 91* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 92* 95 Hartford, CT.......................... 110* 108 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 93* 89* Honolulu, HI.......................... 103 105 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 94* 100 Huntsville, AL........................ 94* 94 Indianapolis, IN...................... 95* 82* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 87* Anchorage, AK......................... 104 121* Atlanta, GA........................... 106* 97 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 103 89* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98 93* Birmingham, AL........................ 99 101 Bloomington, IN....................... 100 90* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 112* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 99 76* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 94* 106* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 98 86* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 96 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 111* 107* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 102 103 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 104 97 Columbus, OH.......................... 96 100 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 97 82* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 104 95 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 95* 96 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 106* 98 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 108* 101 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 97 96 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98 93* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 101 104 Great Falls, MT....................... 78* 93* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 98 95* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 93* 97 Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 119* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 92* 90* Honolulu, HI.......................... 107* 110* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 101 87* Huntsville, AL........................ 99 95 Indianapolis, IN...................... 101 97 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 83* Anchorage, AK......................... 106 101 Atlanta, GA........................... 95 100 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 81* 92* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98 93* Birmingham, AL........................ 93 92* Bloomington, IN....................... 77* 84* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 104 109* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 73* 74* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 103 95* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 99 89* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 107 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 104 105* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 93 94* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 93 97 Columbus, OH.......................... 103 95* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 86* 81* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 101 95* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 95 88* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 102 98 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 99 101 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 93 88* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 104 97 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 107 96* Great Falls, MT....................... 86* 77* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 85* 93* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 89 90* Hartford, CT.......................... 106 108* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 90 91* Honolulu, HI.......................... 103 95* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 93 94* Huntsville, AL........................ 98 92* Indianapolis, IN...................... 93 94* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 75* 80* Anchorage, AK......................... 114* 109* Atlanta, GA........................... 84* 101 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 87* 96 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 80* 98 Birmingham, AL........................ 77* 98 Bloomington, IN....................... 71* 84* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 113* 113* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 61* 77* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 101 98 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 73* 81* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 84* 97 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 113* 113* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 82* 97 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 92 101 Columbus, OH.......................... 89* 99 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 84* 79* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 82* 94 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 91* 105 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 83* 103 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 100 96 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 91* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 90* 103 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 96 94 Great Falls, MT....................... 108 99 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 83* 97 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 75* 83* Hartford, CT.......................... 104 106 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 89* 90* Honolulu, HI.......................... 102 114* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 83* 94 Huntsville, AL........................ 82* 89* Indianapolis, IN...................... 84* 94 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 85* 86* Anchorage, AK......................... 109 103 Atlanta, GA........................... 98 100 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 93* 90* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 89* 86* Birmingham, AL........................ 82* 92* Bloomington, IN....................... 92* 98 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 103 104 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 72* 72* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 105* 95 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 96 98 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 98 93 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 98 99 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 94 93* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 99 Columbus, OH.......................... 91* 95 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 84* 81* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 86* 93* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 102 98 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 97 92 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 112* 101 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 93* 95 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 90* 104 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 96 94 Great Falls, MT....................... 91* 86* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 96 97 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 99 89* Hartford, CT.......................... 106 101 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 95* 95 Honolulu, HI.......................... 101 97 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 95 89* Huntsville, AL........................ 94 87* Indianapolis, IN...................... 103 93 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 96* 94 Johnstown, PA......................... 86* 86* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 97* 93 Knoxville, TN......................... 91* 103 Lincoln, NE........................... 87* 85* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 105* 106 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 95* 91* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 91* 85* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 93* 96 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 94* 107 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 105* 101 Mobile, AL............................ 87* 81* New Orleans, LA....................... 93* 90* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 112* 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 89* 86* Ocala, FL............................. 89* 88* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 89* 87* Orlando, FL........................... 91* 94 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 103* 106 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 95* 99 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 94* 91* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 102 104 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 106* 109* Reading, PA........................... 100 105 Reno, NV.............................. 96* 97 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 101 96 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 96* 98 Rochester, NY......................... 96* 89* Rockford, IL.......................... 98* 90* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 104* 102 Salinas, CA........................... 111* 115* San Antonio, TX....................... 87* 93* San Diego, CA......................... 106* 106 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 99 102 Johnstown, PA......................... 94* 89* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 98 95 Knoxville, TN......................... 101 84* Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 90* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 113* 109* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 99 103 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 84* 101 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 95* 91* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 98 96 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 108* 118* Mobile, AL............................ 88* 83* New Orleans, LA....................... 100 90* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 120* 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 94* Ocala, FL............................. 91* 91* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 88* 91* Orlando, FL........................... 91* 93 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 111* 105 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 105 96 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 100 98 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 98 111* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 115* 112* Reading, PA........................... 97 100 Reno, NV.............................. 98 99 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 99 112* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 99 98 Rochester, NY......................... 101 103 Rockford, IL.......................... 100 99 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 111* Salinas, CA........................... 125* 115* San Antonio, TX....................... 94* 87* San Diego, CA......................... 114* 112* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 90 97 Johnstown, PA......................... 84* 81* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 95 96 Knoxville, TN......................... 96 91* Lincoln, NE........................... 84* 83* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 113 102 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 97 94* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 94 85* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 102 94* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 93 93* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 107 99 Mobile, AL............................ 93 86* New Orleans, LA....................... 99 92* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 110 109* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 92 87* Ocala, FL............................. 91 85* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 91 86* Orlando, FL........................... 99 87* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 99 102 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 105 97 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 88* 93* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 108 101 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 101 101 Reading, PA........................... 104 98 Reno, NV.............................. 99 95* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 103 96* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 97 95* Rochester, NY......................... 94 94* Rockford, IL.......................... 98 93* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 100 99 Salinas, CA........................... 127* 107* San Antonio, TX....................... 83* 88* San Diego, CA......................... 104 101 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 92* 100 Johnstown, PA......................... 88* 87* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 103 Knoxville, TN......................... 77* 86* Lincoln, NE........................... 77* 92* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 100 105 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 93* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 84* 100 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 86* 97 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 82* 92 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 103 106 Mobile, AL............................ 85* 96 New Orleans, LA....................... 81* 90* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 116* 113* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 79* 93* Ocala, FL............................. 75* 104 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92 106 Orlando, FL........................... 83* 92 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 97 110* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 75* 99 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 88* 94 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 104 109* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 94 106 Reading, PA........................... 92 99 Reno, NV.............................. 88* 110* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 101 92* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 84* 97 Rochester, NY......................... 85* 88* Rockford, IL.......................... 101 102 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 93 116* Salinas, CA........................... 120* 109* San Antonio, TX....................... 88* 95 San Diego, CA......................... 97 106 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 95 90* Johnstown, PA......................... 80* 77* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 91* Knoxville, TN......................... 84* 89* Lincoln, NE........................... 86* 86* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 94* 96 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 94* 88* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 100 97 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 92* 90* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 92* 92* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 110* 100 Mobile, AL............................ 91* 85* New Orleans, LA....................... 90* 94 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 99 103 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 89* 83* Ocala, FL............................. 90* 97 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 84* 81* Orlando, FL........................... 81 99 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 95 101 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 91* 94 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 93* 90* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 95 94 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 106* 99 Reading, PA........................... 94* 96 Reno, NV.............................. 93* 95 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 93* 94* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 96 94* Rochester, NY......................... 94* 94* Rockford, IL.......................... 97 97 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 105 101 Salinas, CA........................... 90* 97 San Antonio, TX....................... 91* 80* San Diego, CA......................... 99 94 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 117* 114* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 107* 103 Springfield, MA....................... 107* 104 Springfield, MO....................... 85* 82* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 99 97 Tallahassee, FL....................... 89* 81* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93* 89* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 97* 101 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 105* 103 York, PA.............................. 95* 102 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 94* 96 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 121* 122* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 103 118* Springfield, MA....................... 113* 105 Springfield, MO....................... 91* 83* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 102 94 Tallahassee, FL....................... 93* 96 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 94* 95 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 102 101 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 111* 106* York, PA.............................. 101 98 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97 91* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 121* 117* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 109 103 Springfield, MA....................... 111 106* Springfield, MO....................... 89 83* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 98 95* Tallahassee, FL....................... 91 87* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97 96 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 100 93* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 104 107* York, PA.............................. 89 91* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 91 89* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 111* 116* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 101 105 Springfield, MA....................... 96 108* Springfield, MO....................... 70* 90* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 107 105 Tallahassee, FL....................... 80* 86* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 88* 92 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 84* 92* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 91* 114* York, PA.............................. 93 97 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 90* 94* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Milwaukee-Racine, WI metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 103 102 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 111* 106 Springfield, MA....................... 102 107* Springfield, MO....................... 89* 84* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 98 101 Tallahassee, FL....................... 90* 87* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 88* 96 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 99 91* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 102 99 York, PA.............................. 91* 96 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97 103 * The pay relative for this area is significantly different from the average in the metropolitan area at the 10 percent level of significance. For additional details, see the Technical Note at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ncspay.tn.htm. 1 A metropolitan area can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, 1994.